Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2021
73 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2021. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 73
- Busiest day
- May 4, 202137 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 35 min |
| May 3, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 52 min |
| May 4, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 49 min |
| May 4, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 42 min |
| May 4, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 38 min |
| May 4, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 24 min |
| May 4, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 60 min |
| May 4, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 3 more | 53 min |
| May 4, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 48 min |
| May 4, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Waynesboro | 43 min |
| May 4, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 1 more | 67 min |
| May 4, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 48 min |
| May 4, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 40 min |
| May 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 52 min |
| May 4, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison | 32 min |
| May 4, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 55 min |
| May 4, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 39 min |
| May 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte | 55 min |
| May 4, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 39 min |
| May 4, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 44 min |
| May 4, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 36 min |
| May 4, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan | 48 min |
| May 4, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and 5 more | 49 min |
| May 4, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 37 min |
| May 4, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Powhatan | 38 min |
| May 4, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 48 min |
| May 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 31 min |
| May 4, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 51 min |
| May 4, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 7 more | 48 min |
| May 4, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 40 min |
| May 4, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex | 32 min |
| May 4, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 28 min |
| May 4, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 5 more | 49 min |
| May 4, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 33 min |
| May 4, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 3 more | 36 min |
| May 4, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 51 min |
| May 4, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 2 more | 34 min |
| May 4, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 30 min |
| May 4, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 36 min |
| May 5, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Prince William, Stafford | 50 min |
| May 5, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 21 min |
| May 25, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 30 min |
| May 25, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath | 41 min |
| May 25, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 44 min |
| May 25, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 55 min |
| May 26, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 42 min |
| May 26, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 39 min |
| May 26, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 39 min |
| May 26, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Warren | 39 min |
| May 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 28 min |
| May 26, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 9 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 24 min |
| May 26, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas and 1 more | 40 min |
| May 26, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 40 min |
| May 26, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria | 24 min |
| May 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 45 min |
| May 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 39 min |
| May 26, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 20 min |
| May 26, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 48 min |
| May 26, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 40 min |
| May 26, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 46 min |
| May 26, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 39 min |
| May 26, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 52 min |
| May 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 35 min |
| May 28, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond | 33 min |
| May 28, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 23 min |
| May 28, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 43 min |
| May 28, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 44 min |
| May 28, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 34 min |
| May 28, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more | 50 min |
| May 28, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 38 min |
| May 28, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 40 min |
| May 29, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 37 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County11
- Prince William County10
- Loudoun County10
- Richmond County7
- Fauquier County6
- Northumberland County6
- Frederick County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- City of Manassas5
- City of Manassas Park5
- City of Fairfax5
- King and Queen County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Lancaster County5
- Botetourt County4
- Campbell County4
- Powhatan County4
- Arlington County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Falls Church4
- Hanover County4
- Essex County4
- Southampton County4
- Sussex County4
- Middlesex County4
- City of Suffolk4
- Clarke County4
- Augusta County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Page County3
- Amherst County3
- Warren County3
- Goochland County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Caroline County3
- Henrico County3
- King George County3
- Greensville County3
59 more counties
- Isle of Wight County3
- Floyd County2
- Montgomery County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- City of Lexington2
- Bedford County2
- Nelson County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Culpeper County2
- Appomattox County2
- Buckingham County2
- Albemarle County2
- Cumberland County2
- Louisa County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- King William County2
- New Kent County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- James City County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Chesapeake2
- Patrick County2
- City of Winchester2
- Carroll County1
- Pulaski County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Staunton1
- Craig County1
- Franklin County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Madison County1
- Charlotte County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Fluvanna County1
- Orange County1
- Amelia County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Richmond1
- Prince George County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Accomack County1
- Greene County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Emporia1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.